Re-Union
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Re-Union were a short-lived Dutch
musical duo, set up in late 2003 in order to take part in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest
selection in 2004. The duo were Paul de Corte (born 28 February 1979) and Fabrizio Pennisi (born 29 September 1979).
Pennisi was a founder member of boy band
All Of Us, formed in 1998, which de Corte joined in 2001. The band split up in late 2002, but Pennisi and de Corte remained friends, and were offered the chance to perform the song "Without You" as a duo in the Dutch Eurovision heats of 2004. After successfully passing a semi-final, they performed in the national final on 22 February, where "Without You" was chosen by a mixture of televoting and jury selection to be that year's Dutch Eurovision entry.
Due to the increasing number of countries wishing to participate in Eurovision, it had been decided that a semi-final qualifier would be introduced in the 2004 contest
. As the Netherlands had not placed in the top 10 in 2003, they were one of the countries obliged to participate in the semi-final, which took place on 12 May in host city Istanbul
. Re-Union were drawn to perform last of the 22 countries and at the close of voting had placed sixth, qualifying them for the final on 15 May. In the final however, with a less fortuitous performance draw, "Without You" got lost and could only manage 20th place of the 24 entries. As of 2011, this remains the last time that the Netherlands have qualified for a Eurovision final.
"Without You" reached #12 on the Dutch chart, and in September 2004 the duo released a follow-up, "If You Love Somebody", which peaked at #36. They then went their separate ways.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
musical duo, set up in late 2003 in order to take part in the Dutch Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
selection in 2004. The duo were Paul de Corte (born 28 February 1979) and Fabrizio Pennisi (born 29 September 1979).
Pennisi was a founder member of boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
All Of Us, formed in 1998, which de Corte joined in 2001. The band split up in late 2002, but Pennisi and de Corte remained friends, and were offered the chance to perform the song "Without You" as a duo in the Dutch Eurovision heats of 2004. After successfully passing a semi-final, they performed in the national final on 22 February, where "Without You" was chosen by a mixture of televoting and jury selection to be that year's Dutch Eurovision entry.
Due to the increasing number of countries wishing to participate in Eurovision, it had been decided that a semi-final qualifier would be introduced in the 2004 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
. As the Netherlands had not placed in the top 10 in 2003, they were one of the countries obliged to participate in the semi-final, which took place on 12 May in host city Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Re-Union were drawn to perform last of the 22 countries and at the close of voting had placed sixth, qualifying them for the final on 15 May. In the final however, with a less fortuitous performance draw, "Without You" got lost and could only manage 20th place of the 24 entries. As of 2011, this remains the last time that the Netherlands have qualified for a Eurovision final.
"Without You" reached #12 on the Dutch chart, and in September 2004 the duo released a follow-up, "If You Love Somebody", which peaked at #36. They then went their separate ways.